What does voisinage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word voisinage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use voisinage in French.

The word voisinage in French means neighbourhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, in the neighbourhood, in the neighbourhood of , in the immediate neighbourhood of, neighborly, local neighbourhood survey, neighbourly relations. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word voisinage

neighbourhood

nom masculin (ensemble des voisins) (UK)

Le voisinage entretient d'excellentes relations.
The neighbours maintained excellent relationships.

neighbourhood

nom masculin (environs) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants font du vélo dans le voisinage.
The children ride their bikes in the neighbourhood.

vicinity

nom masculin (proximité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le voisinage de la mer nous permet de belles sorties.
Being in the vicinity of the sea means we can have lovely outings.

in the neighbourhood

locution adverbiale (aux alentours) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il n'y a que des propriétaires dans le voisinage.

in the neighbourhood of , in the immediate neighbourhood of

locution adverbiale (tout près de) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il y a tous les commerces de première nécessité dans le voisinage immédiat de notre maison.

neighborly

locution adjectivale (voisin : non conflictuel) (US)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

local neighbourhood survey

nom féminin (collecte des avis des voisins) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

neighbourly relations

nom masculin pluriel (relation de voisinage) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Même si nous avons des styles de vie différents, nous essayons d'entretenir des rapports de bon voisinage avec les Martin.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Even though we have very different lives, we try to keep up neighbourly relations with the Martins.

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